Charles Sumner: “First in time, they are also first in character, for they spring from…”

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First in time, they are also first in character, for they spring from the very cradle of the Republic and the trials of its infancy.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner discusses the foundational nature of certain claims, tracing their origins back to the early days of the Republic.

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Charles Sumner: “First in time, they are also first in character, for they spring from the very cradle of the Republic and the trials of…”